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  • The Curtain and the Wall

    A Modern Journey Along Europe's Cold War Border

    The Iron Curtain divided the continent of Europe, north to south, with the Berlin Wall as its most visible, infamous manifestation. Since the Cold War ended and these borders came down, Europe has transformed itself. New generations have grown up, freed from the tensions and restrictions of the past. But what do the Curtain and the Wall mean today? What has happened to the people and places they ... Læs mere

    117,91 kr.

  • Learning to Earn Extra Income By Trading Options

    Every day, thousands of regular people, just like you and me, are generating extra money by trading stock options.Simply put - Options are contracts that give the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, such as stocks, at a fixed price within a specific period of time.Because options cost less than the price of many stock shares, they have a versatility that makes trading a very smart ... Læs mere

    31,13 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Secret Twenties

    British Intelligence, the Russians and the Jazz Age

    In the 1920s, many in the British establishment became convinced that their way of life was being threatened by the new Soviet state. The British government launched vast spying operations in response, carrying out surveillance on not only suspect Russians, but British aristocrats, Bloomsbury artists, ordinary workers and even MPs. What they discovered had profound ramifications for the whole of ... Læs mere

    128,66 kr.

  • Beslan

    The Tragedy Of School No. 1

    Tim Phillips' book tells the human story of the siege - of the terrible toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Phillips also looks at the authorities' response to the siege and finds it severely ... Læs mere

    102,91 kr.

  • Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

    Across 3,000 miles and over eight decades, this epic new people’s history of the Cold War makes eye-opening sense of a defining 20th-century conflict—and how it continues to shape our world today.Initially a victory line where Allies met at the end of World War Two, the Iron Curtain quickly became the front of a new kind of war. It divided Europe from north to south for a staggering forty-five ... Læs mere

    140,24 kr.

  • Lydbog

    Retracing the Iron Curtain

    A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

    Fortalt af Gerard McCarthy ...

    Uforkortet

    13 timer 44 min

    Initially a victory line where Allies met at the end of WWII, the Iron Curtain quickly became the front of a new kind of war. It divided Europe from north to south for forty-five years. Crossing it in either direction was always a political act; in many cases, it was a crime to even talk about doing so. New generations have grown up since these borders came down, freed from the restrictions of the ... Læs mere

    196,43 kr.

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  • Overreach

    The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine

    af Owen Matthews ...
    Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023*A Telegraph Book of the Year*A Times Best Book of Summer 2023*Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards*An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis ... ... Læs mere

    86,15 kr.

  • The Ghosts of Europe

    Journeys through Central Europe's Troubled Past and Uncertain Future

    af Anne Porter ...
    One of the country’s most distinguished writers and publishers returns to her roots to explore the consequences of democracy in the former Habsburg lands.In 1989 the Berlin Wall was dismantled. Communism gave way to democracy. Since that time the former borderlands of the long defunct Hapsburg Empire and the more recently dispersed Soviet Empire have been trying to invent their own versions of ... Læs mere

    187,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • In Europe

    Travels Through the Twentieth Century

    af Geert Mak ...
    Oversat af Sam Garrett ...
    Geert Mak spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, St Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of Europe at the verge of a new millennium.The result is mesmerising: Mak's rare double talent as a sharp-eyed journalist and a hugely imaginative historian ... Læs mere

    145,83 kr.

  • Homelands

    A Personal History of Europe

    **Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024****A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our greatest writer about Europe, has spent a lifetime studying Europe and t... ... Læs mere

    111,50 kr.

  • The Long Hangover

    Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past

    af Shaun Walker ...
    In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker presents a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again. Walker not only explains Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses ... Læs mere

    109,97 kr.

  • Invasion

    Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival

    af Luke Harding ...
    A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGThe first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State.'An excellent, moving account of an ongoing tragedy.' ANNE APPLEBAUM*'*Compelling, important... ... Læs mere

    Før 94,61 kr. Nu 15,00 kr.